BA/BS in Construction Management

Located where economics meets engineering, this course concentrates on directing projects and on investment in building work. Topics include money matters, scheduling, quality of projects, organising labour, and checking and handing over completed works. Learning alternates between classroom theory and practical activity. Students are taught to plan, examine and judge investment proposals for construction, drawing on specialist knowledge. They also study the laws that regulate how building work is surveyed and administered. The intended outcome is a professional who can predict how fast a project will move, work out structural and building methods, and keep watch over operations at the site. Because the subject sits across two fields, the course suits learners who like both numbers and practical problem solving, and who are happy to spend time outdoors where building takes place. Employers in the sector value people who understand costs as well as technique.